Barbara Goodson

Barbara Goodson
Born	Barbara D. Goodson Gustafson (1949-08-16) August 16, 1949 Brooklyn, New York
Status	Married
Other names	Betty Gustafson, Barbara Larsen
Occupation	Voice Actor
Agent	Sandie Schnarr
Notable credit(s)	Dragon Ball as Son Goku(Zero) FLCL as Naota Nandaba Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki Love Hina as Mitsune Konno Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Power Rangers: Zeo Power Rangers in Space as Rita Repulsa
Spouse(s)	Bruce Gustafson since 12 May, 1984
Children	One Teenage Son
Family	Abraham Goodson (father) Shirley Goodson (mother)

Barbara D. Goodson Gustafson (born August 16, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is an experienced American voice actress known for her rather extensive dubbing of various anime, as well as doing the voice of Rita Repulsa in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers: Zeo, and Power Rangers in Space.

Goodson has more major live-action Power Rangers voice-over credits than any voice actor/actress. In addition to Rita Repulsa, she has also voiced both Prince Sprocket and Orbus in Power Rangers: Zeo (and with her also doing the voice of Rita had at least 3 credits listed in the show's end credits), and also did the female voice of Mandilok in Power Rangers: Wild Force. She also did the voice of Ladyborg in Beetleborgs Metallix.

As for her anime dubbing, she has done voices in such shows as Tekkaman Blade, Dragon Ball, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, and FLCL, just to name a few.She was also the first woman to dub Kiki's Mom in Kiki's Delivery Service.

Notable Roles

Anime

• Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy: Sentaro Kawanishi
• Akira: Kaori (as Barbara Larsen)
• Battle B-Daman: Terry (2nd)
• Bleach: Numb Chandelier
• Cyborg 009: Cathy, Jimmy's mother (2001 series)
• Daigunder: Akira Akebono
• DearS: Baker's Wife
• Digimon: Additional Characters
• Disgaea: Laharl
• Doomed Megalopolis: Keiko
• Dragon Ball: Son Goku (Zero) (Harmony Gold dub)
• Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals: Queen Lenna
• Figure 17: Rin Ibaragi
• FLCL: Nandaba Naota
• Flint the Time Detective: Petra Fina/Mrs. Iknow, Getalong
• G-Force: Guardians of Space: Agatha June, Pee Wee
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Maruta, Prime Minister Yoko Kayabuki
• Jungle De Ikou: Rongo/Takuma
• Kikaider: Masaru Komyoji
• Kyo Kara Maoh!: Doria, Queen Bear Bee (Ep. 18), Rick
• Love Hina: Mitsune 'Kitsune' Konno
• Magic Knight Rayearth: Alcyone, Sang Yung
• Metropolis: Enmy
• Noozles: Kelly Brown
• The Prince of Tennis: Sumire Ryuzaki
• Robotech: Marie Crystal, Sera
• Samurai Champloo: Ogin, Madam, Additional Voices
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series: Dr. Ashley Kafka
• Tekkaman Blade: Star Summers
• Tenchi Muyo!: The Daughter of Darkness (Manatsu no Eve): Child Yosho, Yuzuha
• Tenchi Muyo! GXP: Ryoko Balta
• Vampire Hunter D: Doris Lang
• Wolf's Rain: Hanabito
• X: Saya Monou
• Zillion: Burning Night: Apple

Non-Anime Roles

• Fraggle Rock: Red Fraggle, Wingnut Doozer

Live-Action Roles

• Beetleborgs Metallix: Ladyborg (voice)
• MMPR/PRZ/PRIS: Rita Repulsa (voice)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: - Turbanshell (voice, uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Zeo: Prince Sprocket, Orbus (voices, credited), Somnibot (voice, uncredited)
• Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy: Icy Angel (voice)
• Power Rangers: Time Force: Notacon (voice)
• Power Rangers: Wild Force: Mandilok (Upper Mouth (Female Voice)) (voice)

Video Games

• Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos - Gon
• Brave Fencer Musashi: Kojiro
• Guild Wars Nightfall: Spearmarshal Kormir
• Space Adventure Cobra: Dominique Royal, misc.
• Star Ocean: Till the End of Time: Ryoko Leingod
• Ape Escape: Pumped & Primed: Spike
• Soul Nomad & the World Eaters: Penn, Laharl
• Disgaea: Laharl
• Disgaea 2: Laharl
• Makai Kingdom: Laharl
• Phantom Brave: Laharl

Documentaries

• Adventures in Voice Acting - Herself

External links

• Barbara Goodson at IMDb
• Barbara Goodson ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia